Sarah (Burt) Hitchcock (1656 - 1746)

Born 4 Sep 1656 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Dorchester — married 22 Apr 1675 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Wife of Luke Hitchcock II — married 14 Feb 1676 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 Nov 1746 at age 90 in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

"Sarah Burt daughter of Jonathan Burt born the 4th of 7th Mon. 1656" at Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts.^[1]

"Aprill 1675 Benja Dorchester & sara Burt: Joined in Mariage."^[2] Benjamin and Sarah had one child:

• Benjamin Dorchester, b. 8 Feb 1675^[3]

"Febr. 14th 1676 Luke Hitchcock & Sarah, widdow Dorchester (ye daughter of Jonathan Burt) joined in marriage ..." ^[4] Luke and Sarah had at least the following children registered at Springfield:

• Sarah, b. Apr. 1, 1678 (as Hitchcocke)^[5]
• Elizabeth, b. Mar. 19, 1679/80 (as Hitchcocke)^[6]
• Mercy, b. Feb. 1, 1681 (as Hitchcocke)^[7]
• Hannah, b/. Mar. 18, 1683/4 (as Hitchcocke)^[8]
• Thankful, b. Oct. 18, 1686 (as Hitchcocke)^[9]
• Mary, b. 21 Oct 1688^[10]
• Luke, b. July 13, 1691 (as Hitchcocke)^[11]
• Jonathan, b. June 24, 1696, bp. June 28, 1696^[12]
• Pelatiah, b. July 16, 1698^[13]

"Sarah, wid. (relict of Luke Esqr decd), Nov. 8, 1746."^[14] She is buried at the Springfield Cemetery, Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts: Plot: Willow Avenue 3-60^[15] You can see a picture of her beautiful old tombstone at FindAGrave. The epitaph on her tombstone reads:

"Here Rests the

Body of Mrs.

Sarah Hitchcock

the Relect of Luke

Hitchcock, Esq'r

who Deces'd Novemb'r

ye 9th 1746 in ye 91st

year of Her Age."

Sources

1. ↑ "Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to the year 1849" Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Vol 2, pg 1663
2. ↑ "Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to the year 1849" Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Vol 2, pg 1649
3. ↑ "Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to the year 1849" Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Vol 2, pg 1671
4. ↑ "Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts to the year 1849" Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2010). Vol 2, pg 1649
5. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 25
6. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 26
7. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 27
8. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 29
9. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 30
10. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 28
11. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 33
12. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 36
13. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 1, Page 39
14. ↑ Springfield VRs Vol. 2, Page 42
15. ↑ www.FindAGrave.com; Maintained by: Mary Leppla 53; Originally Created by: John P OCONNOR; Record added: May 01, 2009; Find A Grave Memorial# 36605881

• A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Quartermaster George Colton. 2nd Generation, p. 5, 3rd Generation, p.13. Pub. 1912.

https://archive.org/details/genealogicalreco00colt

• Stebbins, Luke. A Genealogy of the Family of Mr. Samuel Stebbins and Mrs. Hannah Stebbins, His Wife, From the Year 1707 to the Year 1771 (Ebenezer Watson, Hartford, 1771) Page 12

• Henry Burt of Springfield 1893 p. 143
• Genealogy of the Hitchcock Family 1894 p. 207, 398, 408

Acknowledgments

Thank-you to Tayler Mccormick for creating Burt-1113 on 11 Jul 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Tayler and others.